Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Central African Republic
Bangui, 26 September 2017 - The humanitarian situation in the western part of the Central
African Republic has deteriorated again since the beginning of September. Armed groups have taken over several localities, in particular the cities of Bocaranga and Niem and the ensuing confrontations have caused a large number of displacements. The vast majority of the inhabitants of Bocaranga, 15,000, and...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Sudan
The Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) receives contributions from donors – mainly governments – into a single fund, with the aspiration of reaching 15 percent of the total humanitarian funding requirements in Sudan. The money is used for humanitarian operations on a rolling basis through regular allocation rounds or is set aside for future response to in–country emergencies. The SHF reinforces and relies on existing...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lying on a well-worn mattress strapped onto a bicycle overloaded with household items, and pushed hastily by his older siblings, the little boy was fast asleep. He was exhausted from a punishing trek that families are forced to take to escape persistent tensions in several towns and villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) conflict-hit Kasai region.
More than 1 million...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Libya
Libya Humanitarian Coordinator condemns the continued fighting in Sabratah causing civilian casualties UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Maria Do Valle Ribeiro condemns the continued fighting in the city of Sabratah that has claimed a number of lives, including civilians. According to information received, three civilian men killed and eight others injured, including a woman and an 8-year-old child. These figures...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, World, Zimbabwe
Humanitarian Radio Partners with UNICEF to educate & engage community on breastfeeding
A radio station in South Sudan is broadcasting radio dramas, spot messages, short stories, Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and songs aimed at raising awareness of proper breastfeeding.
When health services fall into the hands of communities...

Source: Government of Sweden, Government of the Netherlands, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Yemen
Co-Chairs’ summary issued by Ms. Margot Walström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden; Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands; and Mr. Mark Lowcock,
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator....

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Bangladesh, Myanmar
In the last three weeks, nearly 430,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh. Refugees have arrived exhausted, hungry and traumatized by their weeks-long ordeal. Some have arrived with injuries caused by gunshots, fire and landmines. Thousands paid extortionate fees to make risky crossings from Myanmar in small boats, and dozens of people reportedly drowned...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Iraq
When the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) arrived in Al-Udheim in early 2014, the town experienced large-scale displacement as people fled north to safety in Kirkuk Governorate and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
In early 2017, hundreds of those people returned to Al-Udheim, which lies in a flat farming landscape in Khalis district in the east of Diyala Governorate, bordering Salah al-Din Governorate. But...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen
North-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are facing devastating humanitarian crises. To avert a humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations and our partners have dramatically scaled up operations.
Together with the World Bank, the UN is also stepping up cooperation between humanitarian and development partners. By strengthening such links, we aim to not only save lives, but...